Service difficulty report · Fitting · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
February 21, 2020
Submitted
February 24, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N704US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
922
Aircraft time
57,476 hours, 33,348 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
D53370613202
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR FORWARD ACTUATOR FITTING UPPER JOINT STRAP WAS FOUND TO BE FULLY SEVERED ACROSS THE INBOARD ATTACH FASTENER ROW COMMON TO THE ACTUATOR FITTINGS. THE FAILURE OF THE STRAP CAUSED AN OVERLOADING CONDITION THAT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE ACTUATOR FORWARD AND AFT FITTINGS. REPLACED UPPER JOINT STRAP (AALA202002249037), FORWARD ACTUATOR FITTING (AALA202002249040) AND AFT ACTUATOR FITTING (AALA202002249039) PER EA 303390 AND EA 303467.

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